Friday, January 14, 2011

Birding the Eastern Neck NWR

Working a full time job makes it hard for me to go on the chase for lifers. I am a little envious of other birders who can run and see new birds at any time. So, when I do get the chance to see a "rare" bird on the weekends I grab my hubby and I am on the go too. On this weekend the rare bird was a Golden Crowned Sparrow, sighted in Kent County across the Chespeake Bay. The Golden-crowned_Sparrow is a western bird, seen in the west coast states of the USA. I used Wikipedia's link for a photo because even though I saw the bird I was not able to get a photo. Still I was a happy birder, just being able to see the Golden Crowned Sparrow and to add a new bird to my life list.

Here a few of the other birds we saw in the same area as the Golden Crowned Sparrow.

A field of Snow Geese

White Throated Sparrows, Cardinal and Bluejays. Every once in a while my new lifer the Golden Crowned Sparrow would join these other birds down on the ground.

Cedar Waxwings

Not a bird but, I thought this sheep sticking its head thru the fence was funny and cute.

After being able to see the Golden Crowned Sparrow twice, hubby and I visited the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge. It was a cold windy so most of the birding was done by car on the wildlife drive.

One of the first birds we saw at the refuge was the Bald Eagle.

The Bufflehead ducks and some Scaups pictured below were bobbing around in the Chesapeake Bay.

A view of the Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge.

These are my Camera Critters for this week, I hope you enjoyed them. To see more cute and wonderful critters please visit Misty Dawn's Camera Critters

Thanks for stopping by to see my post. Have a great weekend and good birding!

Congratulations on the lifer. It's always fun to visit and see where you are taking us next, Eileen. You never disappoint! Happy Critter Day! (The sheep is too funny --- hope he didn't get caught and whatever was on the other side was worth it!)

Thanks for the cool post...was great to see the cedar waxwings. I got to see my first ones up close last april & had my camera handy for a change. here's a link to that image. <a href="http://bluelionphotos.smugmug.com/Animals/Animal-Gallery/April8thPhotos-0984cropped/868110215_B4rsu-L.jpg>Blue Lion Photos - Cedar Waxwing</a>

How nice..you see things despite work that I don't have a chance to! We have what we have I suppose but I could use some more out door (hiking) adventures. At any rate..these are fun..love the sheep and the sun on your header!

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I am married and have one son in his 20's. I live in Maryland, USA. Retired since Dec 2014 My hobbies are traveling, hiking, birding, taking photos and anything nature related.
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